Complex Liability Solutions for Agents

A large-scale manufacturing plant

Customized Insurance for Hard-To-Place Risks

Needle in a haystack account? See how our Complex Liability Solutions (CLS) group can help your customers solve their high-hazard risks.
A large-scale manufacturing plant

Who We Are

Do your clients have a tough liability risk? Have your clients experienced a large liability loss or been non-renewed? Talk to our professionals in CLS. We write classes that your standard underwriter may not even consider. We face catastrophic exposures in our high-hazard book every day and are prepared for large losses.
 
We serve midsize and large accounts that have higher-hazard Products Liability or Premises-Operations Liability exposures.
  • GL or Products liability premium at least $25,000
  • For Products: Manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors and importers 
  • For Prem-Ops: Service firms, real estate, lessors risk and retail with self-insured retentions (SIRs) at least $100,000
Complex Liability Solutions is a dedicated group of underwriters, risk engineering consultants and liability claims specialists experienced in hard-to-place products and premises risks. We face catastrophic exposures in our high-hazard book every day. We offer: 
 
  • Admitted Hartford paper 
  • Potentially higher commissions than the Excess & Surplus (E&S) market 
  • Premium counts toward incentive compensation plans 
  • Full Commercial General Liability (CGL) or products-only 
  • Excess/Umbrella $25 million total capacity (only over The Hartford’s GL primary) 
  • Ventilated Excess (only over Hartford GL primary) 
  • Discontinued products coverage 
  • Prior acts coverage 
  • Products Pollution coverage (not available in all states) 
  • Manuscript coverage 
  • Worldwide coverage 
  • Deductibles, SIRs or first-dollar (guaranteed-cost) 
  • Occurrence or claims-made forms 
  • Dedicated claims manager experienced in product liability litigation 
  • TPA or self-administered claim handling (for SIR policies) 
  • Installments and direct-bill available 
  • Composite rated policies 
CLS Territory Map
 

CLS Leadership

David Mendes
Head of Complex Liability Solutions
212-613-4221
david.mendes@thehartford.com
 
Pete Squadrito
Underwriting Director
407-562-3265
 
Robert Nicholas
Underwriting Director
415-977-2034
 
 

CLS Managing Directors

green region
NORTHEAST
 
Kyle Stevens
315-235-0786
 
fuschia regionCENTRAL
 
Jeremy Sullivan
770-363-4155
 
lime green regionNORTH CENTRAL
 
Hannah Benson
610-386-7546
 
Claret regionWESTERN
 
Carol Dimaano (Southern California)
213-270-6395
 
brown regionSOUTHEAST
 
Hannah Benson
610-386-7546

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